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Rep. Deb Haaland would be the country s first Native American Cabinet secretary. She opposed many Trump environmental rollbacks on public lands and considers climate change the challenge of our lifetime. Juan Labreche/AP
Updated at 9:37 p.m. ET
In a historic first, President-elect Joe Biden will nominate Rep. Deb Haaland to lead the Department of the Interior, his transition team announced Thursday evening.
If confirmed by the Senate, Haaland, a member of the Laguna Pueblo in New Mexico, would be the country s first Native American Cabinet secretary. Fittingly, she d do so as head of the agency responsible for not only managing the nation s public lands but also honoring its treaties with the Indigenous people from whom those lands were taken.
Oil Change International
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Jennifer K. Falcon, Indigenous Environmental Network, jennifer [at] ienearth.org
Denali Nalamalapu, 350.org, denali.nalamalapu [at] 350.org
Ryan Schleeter, Greenpeace USA, rschleeter [at] greenpeace.org
Jean Su, Center for Biological Diversity, jsu [at] biologicaldiversity.org
Leading Progressive Groups Launch Pressure Campaign for Biden to Address Fossil Fuels and Climate Crisis
WASHINGTON, DC Today, organizations representing millions of environmental, racial, and economic justice advocates across the country are launching a new campaign to hold President-elect Joe Biden accountable to his promises for bold climate action. The
Build Back Fossil Free campaign includes 25 crucial executive actions Biden must take the moment he enters office to prevent climate chaos, end fossil fuel racism, and improve well-being for millions of people.
For Immediate Release, December 16, 2020
Contact:
Dallas Goldtooth, Indigenous Environmental Network, (507) 412-7609, dallas@ienearth.org
Joe Uehlein, Labor Network for Sustainability, (202) 256-7848, joe@labor4sustainability.org
Biden Urged to Sign Climate Emergency Executive Order
WASHINGTON More than 380 groups today called on President-elect Joe Biden to sign an executive order to confront the climate emergency with the full power of the executive branch as soon as he takes office.
The groups presented Biden with a draft executive order with a suite of actions the president can take under existing law to phase out fossil fuels, protect workers and communities and “build back better” to a just, clean-energy economy.
For Immediate Release, December 15, 2020
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500 Groups Urge Biden to Order Fossil Fuel Leasing Ban
Proposed Executive Order Could Be Implemented Immediately by New Interior Secretary
WASHINGTON Hundreds of conservation, Native American, religious and business groups today sent President-elect Joe Biden text for a proposed executive order to ban new fossil fuel leasing and permitting on federal public lands and waters.
Biden promised during the campaign that he would stop new leasing and permitting activities on his first day in office. The executive order highlighted in today’s letter from 574 organizations outlines the steps needed for the next Interior Secretary to implement the president’s directive.
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Elon Musk and Bill Gates: beware of gurus toting solutions to climate change
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